Fastener for automobile hoods



H. s. WLM/Wig; FASTONER FOR AUTOMOBILE HOODS Filed Feb. 14, y19.21

- compression between this en Patented duly Effi, i923.

i@ A T Fill HARRY S. WILLMS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

FASTENER FOK-li AUTOMOBLE 'EWODS .application led February 14, 1921.

To all whom 2'?? may concer/n.' p

' Be it known that l, HARRY S. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented cerlike. v

This invention relates to an automobile hood fastener and to a construction thereof whereby the hood ma be quickly and readsltion by means that eectively prevent any vibration of the movable portion of the hood and any .play or rattling'of the hood against the arts with which it contacts.

e invention consists in the' manners' hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the drawings: Y Figure l is is a view, partially in longitudinal section and partially in elevation, of a portion of an automobile hood with a fastener secured thereto that embodies features of invention:

Figure 2 is a View in detail of the latch member and the guide in which it moves; and l Figure 3 is a view in detail of an anchora e. .gReferring to the drawings, a fitting l is secured by suit-able means, as rivets 2 or the like, against the lside 3 of an automobile hood or a movable portion thereof. A latch 4. is reciprocable longitudinally through suitable guide openings in the fitting l in a direction oblique to the -plane of the m'ember 3 so as to pass through an opening 5 thereof, the fitting having an outer boss 6 which partially' houses the latch, the end walls of the boss forming the guides for the latch and the inner wall 7 acting as an abutment for a spring 8 encirclin the latch in wall and a suitable shoulder 9 formed on the latch itself. A stop 10 limits the outward movely inward to the Serial No. 444,822.

ment 'of the latch which has a convenient harlid pull ll of suitable design at the outer enc An anchorage l2 is secured to any lixed portion 13 of the automobile within tlie hood and may be of' any design which provides a pair of spring jaws let adapted to yieldingly engage over the inner, tapered end portion l5 of the latch 4 when the latter is forced toward them, one of the jaws snapping into a notch 16 when the hand grip il is in normal position, and the jaws separating when the hand grip is turned at right angles to the. normal. position or there abouts, to permit freeV withdrawal of the latch. As herein shown, in preferred form i the anchorage l2 iS a piece of sheet metal folded between its ends to provide slightly convergent arms 17, the inturned upper portions of which constitute the jaws lli. ily opened and as easi y secured in closed polin operation, the parts are so mounted in relation to each other that the spring-projected latch, when forced into interlocking relation with the clip 12, maintains yielding pressure downward and inward, or obliqueplane of the movable part ofthe hood and thereby holds the hood to seat in such a manner as to prevent any play between the hood and the parts with which it contacts. Rotation ofthe latch on its axis permits the 'ready'detachment thereof from the anchorage.

As a result a very simple and effective means is provided which holds the hood -iirmly in position, prevents any rattling of the hood against its abutments, andl is simf ple in construction, and inobtrusive in deand a spring member in compression between the latch member and the fitting for yielding-ly forcing the fitting and member in the general direction of the latchtoward the anchorage.

2. The combination of a movable member Uli ltlll of an automobile hood withv a spring clip secured to a fixed portion of the automobile within the uhood, a fitting secured to the lmovable Amember over an openingr therethrough and provided with guide openings,

a latch reciprocable longitudinally in the guide openingsjthrough the hood opening,

`and adapted to engage the clip when forced nally reciprocable in guide apertures in the fitting obliquely to thisplane ot the hood, provided with a notched and tapered inner i end portion adapted to interlock With the anchorage when in normal position, and to disengage this anchorage whenturned from normal position, and a spring' housed-` by the fitting and adapted to cooperate with the latch to force the hood inwardly along movably secured to the movable member of.

said hood, an inclined spring influenced rotatable latch reciprocable through the itting and the movable member of said hood, yieldable means withinv the hood to grip said latch, and means carried by the latch adapted to limit the outward movement thereof when the same is disengaged from said yieldable means. y

5. The combination with a movable mem ber of an automobile hood, of a fitting removably secured to the movable member of said hood, van inclined spring influenced latch reciprocable through the fitting and movable .member of said hood, a pair of spring jaws within the hood adapted 'to grip the latch in one position thereof, and' means vfor rotating the latch to disengage the same from the spring' jaws.

In testimony whereof ture.

HARRY s; WILLIAMS.

I affix my signa- 

